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March 6, 2026
Report by Dr David Robie – Café Pacific. – Asia Pacific Report A new documentary film on the devastating “ecocide” happening in West Papua will be screened as a world premiere at a weekend solidarity forum in Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau this weekend. The 90min feature film, Pesta Babi (“Pig Feast”) — Colonialism In Our Time, ... <a title="Devastating new ‘ecocide’ film to premiere at West Papua solidarity forum" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/devastating-new-ecocide-film-to-premiere-at-west-papua-solidarity-forum/" aria-label="Read more about Devastating new ‘ecocide’ film to premiere at West Papua solidarity forum">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
Pacific Media Watch Journalists in Iran have been working amid hostile air strikes for almost a week since the start of the US-Israeli offensive while also facing repression from the Iranian regime. Internet access in the country remains limited and information is scarce. As war spreads across the region, Reporters Without Borders (RSF) has expressed ... <a title="War in Iran – journalism in crisis as reporters work amid bombs, says RSF" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/war-in-iran-journalism-in-crisis-as-reporters-work-amid-bombs-says-rsf/" aria-label="Read more about War in Iran – journalism in crisis as reporters work amid bombs, says RSF">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
ANALYSIS: By Stephen Howes and Rubayat Chowdhury There is no doubt that the war Israel and the United States have launched against Iran will have global economic consequences. While it is difficult to know what those consequences will be, it is hard to see them as positive, and they could be very, very negative. Already ... <a title="US-Israel’s war on Iran – mostly negative scenarios for the Pacific" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/us-israels-war-on-iran-mostly-negative-scenarios-for-the-pacific/" aria-label="Read more about US-Israel’s war on Iran – mostly negative scenarios for the Pacific">Read more</a>
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March 6, 2026
By Koroi Hawkins, RNZ Pacific editor The All Blacks have their first coach of Pasifika heritage. Dave Rennie has been given the job, replacing the ousted Scott Robertson. Rennie’s Cook Islands heritage comes via his mother, who hails from Titikaveka on Rarotonga, and Rennie even played a non-test match for the country in 1990. Asked ... <a title="‘I know she’d be really proud’ – NZ’s first Pasifika heritage All Blacks coach" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/06/i-know-shed-be-really-proud-nzs-first-pasifika-heritage-all-blacks-coach/" aria-label="Read more about ‘I know she’d be really proud’ – NZ’s first Pasifika heritage All Blacks coach">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Asia Pacific Report A new documentary film on the devastating “ecocide” happening in West Papua will be screened at a weekend solidarity forum in Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau this weekend. The 90m feature film, Pesta Babi (“The Pig Feast”) — Colonialism In Our Time, produced by award-winning Papuan journalist Victor Mambor and directed by Dandhy Dwi ... <a title="Devastating new ‘ecocide’ film to premiere at West Papua solidarity forum weekend" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/devastating-new-ecocide-film-to-premiere-at-west-papua-solidarity-forum-weekend/" aria-label="Read more about Devastating new ‘ecocide’ film to premiere at West Papua solidarity forum weekend">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
It’s only Day Five of the war, but surely the epic stupidity of Australia so cravenly backing the US-Israeli invasion of Iran is evident by now. Michael West Media reports. COMMENTARY: By Michael West We are led by fools and sycophants. The illegal, unprovoked invasion of Iran is not just garden-variety stupidity. This is stupidity ... <a title="Australia and the ‘Epstein Coalition’ – invasion of Iran a disaster" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/australia-and-the-epstein-coalition-invasion-of-iran-a-disaster/" aria-label="Read more about Australia and the ‘Epstein Coalition’ – invasion of Iran a disaster">Read more</a>
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March 5, 2026
Peace Movement Aotearoa “One can oppose a hateful regime and, at the same time, oppose an unjustified and dangerous military intervention,” says Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez. “I once again call for immediate de-escalation, respect for international law, and the urgency of resuming dialogue.” While some governments around the world have easily managed to express ... <a title="New Zealand ‘shameful’ over Iran stance, says Peace Movement Aotearoa" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/05/new-zealand-shameful-over-iran-stance-says-peace-movement-aotearoa/" aria-label="Read more about New Zealand ‘shameful’ over Iran stance, says Peace Movement Aotearoa">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
Alternative Jewish Voices — Sh’ma Koleinu We, Alternative Jewish Voices, deplore Israel and America’s illegal war of aggression against Iran. We also condemned the repression of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but that does not justify this war. International war will only bring — is already bringing — more civilian death and destruction. We support the right ... <a title="Alternative Jewish Voices: Stop this Iran catastrophe!" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/alternative-jewish-voices-stop-this-iran-catastrophe/" aria-label="Read more about Alternative Jewish Voices: Stop this Iran catastrophe!">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
By Kaya Selby, RNZ Pacific journalist Analysts are warning fuel prices are expected to jump in the Pacific following the Israeli and US attacks on Iran, and the retaliatory response by Iran. Iran borders the Strait of Hormuz, which carries 20 percent of the world’s oil and gas supply, and shipments have been suspended following ... <a title="‘A global energy crisis’ – Fuel price hike looms for Pacific amid Iran war" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/a-global-energy-crisis-fuel-price-hike-looms-for-pacific-amid-iran-war/" aria-label="Read more about ‘A global energy crisis’ – Fuel price hike looms for Pacific amid Iran war">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
The US objective is not the security of the American people. The objective is global hegemony. The attempt is to destroy the UN and the international rule of law — an attempt that will fail, warn the authors. ANALYSIS: By Jeffrey D. Sachs and Sybil Fares On February 16, 2026, one of us (Jeffrey Sachs) ... <a title="This illegal US-Israeli attack on Iran is also an assault on the United Nations" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/this-illegal-us-israeli-attack-on-iran-is-also-an-assault-on-the-united-nations/" aria-label="Read more about This illegal US-Israeli attack on Iran is also an assault on the United Nations">Read more</a>
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March 4, 2026
COMMENTARY: By Eugene Doyle Western countries, including Australia and New Zealand, were quick to line up to support Operation Epic Fury, the US-Israeli blitzkrieg on the Islamic Republic of Iran. They were effectively throwing international law into a cauldron of blood and mayhem. These same Western powers — and the Gulf Arab states that stand ... <a title="US-Israel’s war of aggression – Epic Fury or Epic Screw-up?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/04/us-israels-war-of-aggression-epic-fury-or-epic-screw-up/" aria-label="Read more about US-Israel’s war of aggression – Epic Fury or Epic Screw-up?">Read more</a>
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March 3, 2026
Pacific Media Watch The Media Council of Papua New Guinea (MCPNG) has condemned an alleged assault on a senior female reporter and called on the police to conduct a full independent investigation into the incident last Friday. Council president Neville Choi also condemned the attack and threat against one of its ownmembers, saying reporters in ... <a title="PNG Media Council calls for police probe into alleged assault over jail break report" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2026/03/03/png-media-council-calls-for-police-probe-into-alleged-assault-over-jail-break-report/" aria-label="Read more about PNG Media Council calls for police probe into alleged assault over jail break report">Read more</a>
